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The unnamed hurricane of 1934

Jul 22, 1934 to Jul 26, 1934Peak 86 mph979 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1934 passed within 50 miles of 26 counties in TX. It was strongest near Aransas County, TX, as a Category 1 on July 25, 1934.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1934

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
26
TX
Counties within 100 miles
48
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Aransas County, TX, 1.8 mi, Jul 25, 1934
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
San Patricio CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Dimmit CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Refugio CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 25, 1934
La Salle CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Live Oak CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Maverick CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
McMullen CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Aransas CountyTX1.8Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Calhoun CountyTX2.5Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Webb CountyTX5.7Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Bee CountyTX6.2Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Jim Wells CountyTX8.2Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Duval CountyTX9.6Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Nueces CountyTX12.2Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Goliad CountyTX18.4Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Zavala CountyTX20.7Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Matagorda CountyTX22.9Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Frio CountyTX26.2Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Victoria CountyTX27.4Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Atascosa CountyTX28.8Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Karnes CountyTX35.4Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Kleberg CountyTX36.7Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Jackson CountyTX42.4Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Kinney CountyTX44.6Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
DeWitt CountyTX46.5Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Wilson CountyTX48.3Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Uvalde CountyTX50.3Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Val Verde CountyTX53.8Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Medina CountyTX56.7Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Brazoria CountyTX58.0Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Kenedy CountyTX58.4Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Jim Hogg CountyTX58.8Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Wharton CountyTX62.5Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Brooks CountyTX62.7Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Bexar CountyTX63.2Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Zapata CountyTX65.5Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Gonzales CountyTX66.5Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Lavaca CountyTX66.7Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Galveston CountyTX78.1Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Colorado CountyTX79.9Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Edwards CountyTX80.7Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Guadalupe CountyTX81.7Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Fort Bend CountyTX86.0Category 1Jul 25, 1934
Real CountyTX87.8Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Bandera CountyTX90.3Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Hidalgo CountyTX95.8Tropical stormJul 25, 1934
Comal CountyTX96.5Tropical stormJul 26, 1934
Starr CountyTX97.2Tropical stormJul 25, 1934

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.